Olympus VN-8100 Digital Recorder.
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Question by Waiting: A gadget for recording and playing it back instantly?
Any ideas for a gadget to record my singing and review it the next moment?
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Answer by Simmi
How about a digital recorder?
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Stay organized on the move with this high-class storage device and powerful music player. Transfer meetings or notes and even large documents to your PC with the easy-to-use USB input. The WS-500M is designed to be plugged directly into your computer for fast file transfer. With 2GB of internal memory, store up to 500 songs and listen to them in impressive stereo sound with track and artist name clearly displayed on the LCD.
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Transfer audio files quickly and easily to a computer with the convenient PC link.Voice activation extends recording time by recording only when the microphone senses sound. Record up to 444 hours of uninterrupted audio in LP mode. Select from three recording modes to meet your specific needs: HQ for high quality; SP and LP for extended recording. Index marks let you specify a particular point in a recording or playback for easy retrieval. Large LCD for easy, quick viewing of file locations, recording status and battery life. Slow and Fast Playback modes let you listen to audio 25 percent slower or 50 percent faster than real time. Contains five folders that each hold up to 200 files. Alarm Playback: Playback a pre-selected file at a specific time for reminders or wake-up calls.
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Field recording sessions are fun, but there’s a pretty large gap between the low and high ends of the gear. You either get a handheld stereo recorder, or have to haul a mess of interfaces and preamps with your laptop. But this multi-track recorder from BOSS fills in that gap nicely with a very versatile and flexible recording platform.
You can record up to 4 track simultaneously, and have up to 8 for playback, plus a dedicated stereo drum track. There’ a slew of effects processing, a drum machine, and a pair of on-board condenser microphones to allow you to record at a moment’s notice. Power comes from 6 AA batteries. The touch sensors give the device a very streamlined look as well.
Once you’re past tracking, and onto the mixing stage, you can use the BR-800 as a control surface for your DAW. Or a USB interface, so you can utilize the onboard effects. And if you don’t have a Digital Audio Workstation, Cakewalk SONAR 8.5 LE comes included.
An interesting twist is that it records directly onto an SD card, making getting your files around that much easier. Maximum supported size is 32 GB.
We’ll be getting a review as soon as they’re available. And when they are, they’ll run at $525.00.
Fios from Verizon is five years old this year. If you are one of the lucky customers who have this new service, you are aware of the super fast internet speeds, the crystal clear high definition TV signal, and the sure and steady local and long distance service offered through the fiber optic network. If not, why is Fios by Verizon a great option instead of cable TV service?
A good reason is the method in which the services offered by Verizon compare to what has been cable TV's sandbox for nearly 10 years. Cable companies like Time Warner quickly deployed triple play packages of service when people were clamoring for high speed internet access in the late 1990's. These bundles allowed the subscriber to have all of their communication services through one entity, and this led thousands of people to completely abandon their traditional telephone company.
Now that choices like Fios and Uverse from AT&T are being deployed, you no longer have to bundle your TV service through the cable TV company. Competition is good for the customer, and prices have been held down now that cable must compete with both satellite TV and traditional phone companies.  You can even get a FiOS digital recorder that works just like satellite television DVR devices.
Another great reason why Fios is a great alternative to cable is in the method used to deliver the services to the customer. Verizon is laying out almost $25 billion dollars to deploy the first fiber to the premise communications backbon. By deploying a 100% fiber optic network, there are virtually no bandwidth constraints to hold you back. You may not know, customers can now obtain internet speeds as quick as 50 Mbps, which will allow you to download a two hour movie in just 16 minutes! On the other hand, cable downloads max out at about 15 Mbps which would mean the same movie would take almost an hour to download.
Finally, Verizon Fios deals offer an enticing incentive to get the subscriber to try out this new service. Special deals currently out there include no activation charges, and $150 cash back. With special deals like this, it is easy to see why this new service is something you might want to check out as an alternative to cable TV.
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